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Jamie Raskin

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Jamie Raskin is an American attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Raskin has been an advocate for various progressive policies, including healthcare reform and civil rights. He gained national attention for his role in the impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump, where he served as a lead impeachment manager during the Senate trial in early 2020.

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Jul 18, 2023

Republican efforts to use the term 'two-tiered justice' is to distract from those who are truly the victims...

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Jul 11, 2023

I would much prefer if we would spend our time actually examining the problem rather than going through the motions of this pretend legislation.

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Jul 11, 2023

I have to strongly oppose this bill, which would prevent the Federal Government from using one of the very best tools we have got to ensure that large construction projects are completed effectively, efficiently, and safely.

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Jul 11, 2023

I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan legislation.

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Jul 11, 2023

A republic of course, is just a representative democracy.

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Jul 11, 2023

This is a good bipartisan bill that will allow the government to operate more transparently and efficiently and cost-effectively.

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Jul 11, 2023

It also changes the terms used throughout the bill from 'unauthorized programs,' which misleadingly suggests that the programs were never authorized or are operating without legal authority in some way, to instead refer to 'legally…

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Jul 11, 2023

If there is a serious problem with us voting for appropriations for programs where the underlying authorization has lapsed, then we should have hearings about that.

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Jul 11, 2023

I rise in support of Mr. Garcia's amendment, and I thank him for his care in developing it.

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Jul 11, 2023

I want to salute Ms. Mace for her great leadership on this matter.

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Jul 11, 2023

the remaining six are clear attempts to undermine the effectiveness of government, the will of Congress, and the will and the interests of the American people.

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Jul 11, 2023

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I oppose the legislation.

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Jul 11, 2023

I urge my colleagues to do the obvious thing and join me in opposing this ill-conceived legislation that will defund veterans' healthcare, housing assistance, programs helping college students afford their tuition, and programs that…

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Jul 11, 2023

I want to commend our distinguished colleague, Nancy Mace, and Katie Porter from California for introducing the Modernizing Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act.

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Jul 11, 2023

After close analysis of each bill, I plan to support four of them because they genuinely advance the transparency, efficiency, and accountability that the American people deserve from our government.

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Jul 11, 2023

My amendment prohibits budgetary reductions in program terminations that would otherwise be required by the bill unless they have been determined to have no adverse effect on the entities or populations they are designed to serve.

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Jul 10, 2023

they did mostly just listen. They had very little to offer on the science.

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Jul 10, 2023

We're all interested in finding out the origins of the COVID-19 epidemic to make sure that such a nightmare never happens again to us.

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Jul 10, 2023

Look, I've said from the day I was appointed Ranking Member that my top priority for the Select Subcommittee is focusing on forward-looking policies to prevent and prepare for future pandemics.

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Jul 10, 2023

So once again, I invite my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to join us in putting the needs of the American people above political theater.

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Jul 10, 2023

let's just get the facts straight and leave all the political myth making aside.

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Jun 21, 2023

Today, we meet not to lower the costs of prescription drugs, nor to expand President Biden's infrastructure plan, nor to protect the voting rights of the people, nor to protect the healthcare choices of women across America because we know…

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Jun 21, 2023

I thank the ranking member of the Rules Committee for those astute remarks. I note that dozens of Members of our caucus have come to stand with Mr. Schiff today, while the sponsor of this resolution, Mrs. Luna, appears to be completely…

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